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About the Commission

The Benue State Planning Commission, now known as the Benue State Budget and Economic Planning Commission, was established in 2001. Since its inception, the Commission has had six (6) past Director-General/Chief Executive Officers and sixteen (16) past Permanent Secretaries.

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The functions of the Commission include:

 

  • To set State priorities and goals in the context of national priorities and goals and engender consensus among Government Agencies, corporate bodies and workers’ unions in support and accomplishment of such priorities and goals, as may be contained in guidelines issued by the Commission;
  • To undertake periodic review and appraisal of the human and material resource capacities of the State with a view to advancing their development, efficiency and utilization
  • To formulate, prepare and co-ordinate long, medium and short term State and Local Government development plans and in this regard, to:
  1. identify the basic needs of people at the grass roots and formulate and coordinate development programmes which shall apply to the various Local Governments of the State:
  2. receive from each State Ministry, parastatals or Local Government, imputes on its development plans, consider and advise on any development plan of such duration as may be specified by the Commission for the economic development of the area covered by such Ministry, Parastatal or Local Government;
  • Attract development resources from donor agencies by assisting State Ministries, Departments and Local Governments to package their project proposals in the form most acceptable to such agencies and ensure that any capital or other resources so secured are applied for or utilized for the particular purpose for which they are intended.

Our Vision

To be a leading, innovative, and globally recognized development planning institution that drives inclusive, sustainable, and well-coordinated socio-economic development across the State.

Our Mission

To provide strategic leadership in the formulation, coordination, and implementation of State development plans by mobilizing resources, strengthening institutional collaboration, and promoting the efficient utilization of human and material capacities for sustainable socio-economic growth.

Our Mandate

The Commission’s operational mandate is to serve as the State’s primary authority for development planning and coordination. It is responsible for setting development priorities, preparing and managing development plans, mobilizing internal and external resources, guiding budget formulation, monitoring project implementation, and fostering both national and international development partnerships.